Relatives of abductees leave for U.S.

Relatives of abductees leave for U.S.

NARITA, Japan - Sakie Yokota (L), the mother of Megumi Yokota -- who was abducted by North Korean agents at age 13 in 1977, and Megumi's brother Takuya (R) leave Narita airport, northeast of Tokyo, on April 24 for Washington to testify at a congressional hearing on the abductions.

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